Day Journals of James T. Redd - July 1857

W 1
Ma,
Bro Sam,l
wheat
tobacco
etc

Rain this evening a pretty good one I went to E field cutting wheat etc Jimy & I went to Ma, to dinner Bro Saml came Mr Starlin & Betty came down etc etc etc {cutting wheat Roburt helping etc setting out tobacco reeplanting E Hill ploughing corn manured some with guano I fixed a rake etc

Th 2.
account
etc
wheat

Rain a good one at E field. cutting wheat E field I drew off my account against Bro Saml & Lucy R H I spoke to Canfield to cut my barouch tire Llewellyn got home this morning – Holliday went to Richmond to day – {cutting wheat ploughing corn etc

Fr 3.
Bro Saml,
Dr Lins

Cdy day cool I went to Bro Saml we had a sebttlement of our accounts went by Dr Lins saw Dr L. at bridge. there wer several persons workg on bridge saw Dr Nelson there Saml came Bro Saml gave me his note for $61.  cts {ploughing corn finished with 2 – furrows finished cutting wheat the main crop faned out 10 bu wheat

Sat 4.
Ma,
Bro Saml
$1000.
Tom Chandler
Canfield,
tire etc
dining day
at Anna,
wheat 13 bu
to mill

Fair cool day cdy part of day – I went to Ma, met with Bro Saml he bought John he & Saml for $1000. We went to Carmel Bro Thomas preached a good many members had Bro Estis up for drinking etc Elected Bro Chandler as clirk. I sent my barouch to Canfields to have tire cut on little wheal Bro Tom Smith came to Anna, to say she had dining day Emily went home this evening Wm Robinson made [?] [Clvy?] {rakg tobacco land at Mr Taylors & manured with guano shelled corn sent 13 bushels wheat to Quarleses mill & 4 bu corn in ox cart ploughing corn thining corn etc

S 5.
Carmel
2 persons
baptized

Raining quite hard to night it rained at Carmel. I carryed H to Carmel, Bro Thomas preached & baptized 2 persons Penitons. commenced etc Llewellyn went to Bro Saml, Mr Holliday at meeting & Lucy

M 6.
wagon
school
tobacco
etc

Fair I made Fanny a wagon to day on self gateing plan etc Llewellyn came from Bro Saml, to day Mr Holliday went home to day James Thomas started to scool to day stayed from scool about 4 weeks {ploughing & prepairing tobacco land at old place sowing guano set out tobacco plants etc etc ploughing corn balks etc

Tus 7.
Ma,
Mr Taylor
1 bl flour

Fair warm day I went to old place & to Ma, Lucy makg preserves to carry to Indianna she came up this evening & stayed a while Mrs Southworth came & spent the evening – Llewellyn getting ready to go to Richmond to live, weighed Moriah, tobacco 33 lbs put it it barrell sent a barrell flour to Mr Taylor {manuring & ploughing land for tobacco at old place ploughing corn setting out tobacco weding etc

W 8.
wheat
7 L
Llewellyn to Town
Depot
tobacco
wheat
Depot

Fair warm day I went to look for my steer  in Mr Harrises etc commenced halling up my wheat halled 7 loads 6 forward Llewellyn went to Chesterfield & down to town Henry carryed chickens & tobacco to Depot I saw Dr Lin pass by the barn I halled a lode wheat for Ma, {ploughing tobacco at E hill weeding ploughing corn balks halling up wheat 7 loads one for Ma, sent to Depot

Th 9.
wheat
tobacco

Rain a very light shower very warm day & night last cdy most of the day, I worked on boat etc carryed it to River I went to E Field halled up 3 loads wheat this evening I got a – {ploughed tobacco & potatoe patches peas etc ploughing the corn halling up corn wheat weeding tobacco

Fr 10.
E field
Depot for
Llewellyn
corn to mill
wheat 5 loads

Rain a light shower, I went to E f halled up 5 loads wheat sent to Depot for Llewellyn he came from Richmond. Thomasia & children went to Ma, this evening Llewellyn had – his likeness taken {shelled corn for Mr Taylor & self sent to Terrells & to Boulware mill ploughed the tobacco by house etc ploughing corn halling up wheat 5 loads sent to Depot for Llewellyn

Sat 11.
Bro Saml

Rain a good one hear we went to Bro Saml saw Molly Betty & John at Ma, met Saml coming over. Molly came home Betty at Ma, I carryed Mary & H & ["Emily to Elon Mr Cook preached Tom B at meeting Sunday" lined out] {ploughing corn balks, weeding tobacco setting out at old place etc

S 12.
Elon
Bro Saml
Miss Mary

Fair warm day went to Elon to meeting Mr [Keeok? Cook?] preached I carryed Molly H & Emily in barouch saw Tom at meeting & at Lins gate this evening came – over home stoped at Anna, saw Miss Mary & at Ma, saw Betty & Lucy James & Ben Lowery went to Bro Saml

M 13.
Ma,
Bro Saml,
Ella
corn –
tobacco & wheat
rails etc

Fair a very warm day I went to Ma, met with Bro Saml Ella & Emily came up to see us to day – went to Ma, this evening Miss Mary Hill came down I finished – halling up my general crop of wheat & cut the new kinds etc {finished ploughing my corn this morning ploughing the tobacco – at E field weding etc halled up 2 loads wheat finished halled a lode rails from Lowerys etc etc

Tus 14.
E field
Ma,
Mahon etc
owe $2.92 cts

Fair a very warm evening warm day I went to Ma, & E field Betty & Sister Sarah went for huckle burries Betty R, & Lucy Robinson came up & spent the evening went back to night Llewellyn went with them I went to look for John & Jimy saw them in main road set them to worming tobacco. [boys were 11 & 8] saw Mahon at E field I made a box for butter & Eggs {Lanzy finished halling rails from Lowerys halled a load of tags & put them in ice house ploughing & weeding tobacco E field weeding by the house

W 15.
Ma,
Providence
Depot
3 veals

Fair most of the day, it rained a round. very warm, I went to Ma, Cary came after Bet she did not go Llewellyn went over, I carryed H to Providence went with Ella to Carmel to meeting shingling the house, saw Billy Quarles at Providence Miss Sutton & Quarles wer thre {finished ploughing the tobacco at E field weding & sent Lanzy to Depot – with 3 veals & a box of butter Eggs etc

Th 16.
Sal to Bro Saml
26 hogs
Letter
Ma,
hogs
oats etc

Rain a pretty shower very warm I workg on boat etc etc Llewellyn came for Sal carryed her to Bro Saml. I went to E field stoped the barn door to keep the hogs out turned them in this morning – at E field 26. rote a letter to Mr E T Gatewood offered my land for $4800 cash got 2 stamps from – Lucy they are fixing to go to Dr G,s {finished weeding tobacco at E field put the hogs in worming at E. h. commenced cutting oats halling rails to fence Julia Ann, garden in

July

Fr 17.
Providence
Girls to
Dr G.
store
20 cts
corn to mill
oats etc

Fair a very warm day Thomasia & I went to Providence after Harriet I plained up a box for John etc Molly Betty Lucy John & Llewellyn went to Dr G, started very early this morning I came by store bought 12 screws 10 cts a bunch cotton 10 cts pd for them & 2 tins at 2/ - a piece {reeplanting tobacco shelled a turn corn & sent it to mill etc cutting oats on hill last from hear

Sat 18.
scare crows
Emily & the S.,
Saml Gouldin
sick ewe
oats etc

Fair cdy evening rain in the neighberhood very warm day in deed I had 2 scare crows made & stuffed & put on poles in corn – field E Redd came up & the Southworth to night I rode to E field & to Ma, saw Clarence & Saml Gouldin {fixed up gate by the barn etc turned out sheep ewe, cutting – oats etc setting out tobacco etc

S 19.
Carmel
Ma,

Fair a very warm day indeed I started to Carmel with H barouch bar broke left it Ma, borrowed her buggy & went Bro Thomas preached his father & family wer there. Mr Colemans Bull came in my corn & pasture put him in pen

M 20.
Bill
[black hand sketch]

Rain a shower workg on [dam -? Motion?] hired Billy to cut oats he cut the most of the day I glued a table leaf on etc sent Mr Colemans bull home this morning Sylvia died to day at Prov {cutting oats Billy Bob & Lanzy etc

Tus 21
E field
Ma,

Fair, warm day, cutting oats I went to E field, stoped at Ma,s John went to Bro Saml this morning. Mr Colemans Bull came back to day sent a boy to let him know he is hear {cutting oats on swamp by house

W 22.
new ground
oats etc
Carmel meeting
oats etc

Rain a light shower this evening & one last night, warm. Went to new ground by Hills shop & cut the oats 83. Shocks black oats saw Bro Philips Mr C. Harris & wife J Swann & sun Mr Wiltshire & others Tate had 1 bu wheat I went to Carmel Bro Thomas – spoke. They are nearly done shinglin the house I stoped at Ma, {cutting oats Hills shop & in cotton patch by house E. hill etc etc

Th 23.
Terrell
Bull
oats

Fair a warm day L Terrell came by Electionearing for Coleman for Judge election to day – sent Bull home he came back put him in pen at barn Mr Taylor went to Golans ville etc voted for Coleman {cutting oats by peach orchard & spring etc apple orchard -

Fr 24.
Dr L
15 cts
55 cts
boys
Ma,
oats
mill
Taylor

Fair most of day a few drops of rain to day. Dr Lunsford came with books I bought 3 pd 15 cts ow 55 cts I made a bar to Barouch shafts went to Ma, & brought barouch up home etc gave Bob a ball shoe thread Cary came with Jimy Bro Saml is quite poly I hear {cutting oats shelled corn for Mr Taylor & self sent to mill sent to let Mr W know about his Bull

Sat 25.
Providence
girls at Ma,
oats

Fair most of the day Rain a – few drops a good rain about Taylor Lucks & Cty Line Thomasia & I went to Providence & spent the day Mony there Miss Hency & Mary Hill went down Lucy Molly & Betty came up from Dr Gouldin, to day & Llewellyn {finished cutting oats to day made a good crop etc

S 26.
Cty Line
girls

Fair most of the day thundered etc I carryed H & Emily to Cty Line – Bro Allen preached the girls went up from Ma, in Bro S, carriage – Cary & Emily went to Ma, this evening Joh Thomas & Joh Swann came from meeting hear. . . the girls went home this evening

M 27.
Ma,
E field
old place
hog etc
patches
tobacco etc etc

Fair, windy day, the corn looked very sick to day, I went to Ma, & E field, John & James went to E Field to worm – tobacco we went to slash for huntle burries [huckleberries] got but few, I got a hog out of oat patch. Sent Lanzy & cart to G Southworth to hall up his wheat {ploughed turnip patch & garden by rock spring & manured it for potatoes ploughing & weeding tobacco at locus grove Lanzy halling Mr S, wheat

Tus 28.
store
$2.28
4/-
matches
oats etc

Cdy most of the day a drop or 2 of rain warm & windy day I went to Collins, store & pd for 2 pans 4/- & bought things to the amount of $2.28 cts pd for them saw Dr James got 4 boxes paper [B?] matches from R Anderson they went to Boling Green to show of [Enermuls? Enamels?] {cleaned out barn & halling up oats 4 or 5 loads put them in shed finished weeding tobacco at old. P.

W 29.
Carmel
etc
oats etc

Rain a few drops to night I – went to Carmel this evening Bro Anderson spoke etc but few persons the girls went from Ma, to Bro Saml & to Mr Talleys Tom came up to go to party at Mr Colemans Accademy. {weeding tobacco halling up oats

Th 30.
Ma,
Providence
Cart,
Tobacco
toping -

Rain a pretty shower light, I went to Ma, to look for a spring plate steel Ma is by her self Llewellyn came from Providence I put some irons on barouch etc cleaned out spring etc lent Mabry cart to go to Bro Saml {weeding tobacco wed the patch by out gate E hill weeding by the house etc toping tobacco etc

Fr 31
Ma,s
Tobacco
mill
turnip patch
cart,

Rain a few drops, a right pretty shower last night warm I reeplanting tobacco at Mr Taylors & E field I rode to L Terrells & store or shop saw R Winston at store I went to Ma, looked at my hogs etc {reeplanting tobacco shelled a turn corn sent to mill etc ploughed & sowed turnip patch sowed guano etc Robert borrowed horse cart to go for refrigerater